Klaus Martin Ziegler

Klaus Martin Ziegler (23 February 1929 – 22 September 1993) was a German choral conductor, organist and Protestant church musician.

He continued studies of sacred music at the Kirchenmusikalisches Institut Heidelberg from 1950 to 1952 with Wolfgang Fortner, Meinhard Hermann Poppen and Gerhard Nestler [de].

From 1981 to 1987 he succeeded Marinus Voorberg as director of the Südfunk-Chor Stuttgart,[3] adding to its artistic profile by featuring contemporary music by composers such as Luciano Berio, Dieter Schnebel, Mathias Spahlinger and Adriana Hölszky.

[4] Numerous sacred works were premiered under his direction, including Heinz Werner Zimmermann's motet Herr, mache mich zum Werkzeug Deines Friedens (1959, with the Kantorei of the Christuskirche Karlsruhe), Wir haben eine Hoffnung (We have a hope) by Dietrich von Bausznern (1965 at the Donaueschingen Festival), and the Mass "Gebet der armen Seele" (Prayer of the poor soul) by Giselher Klebe (Kasseler Musiktage).

13 (1907), both performed by the Vocalensemble Kassel, John Cage's organ piece Souvenir (1983), Dieter Schnebel's Lamento di guerra for alto and organ (1991), Arne Mellnäs' Omnia tempus habent (1972), and Heinz Werner Zimmermann's Psalmkonzert (1956), performed by soloist Barry McDaniel, instrumentalists, the choir of the Christuskirche Karlsruhe and the Knabenchor Hannover.